That's how James Markert's book The Angels' Share got its name. It's a book about whiskey, about family, about Prohibition and the Great Depression, and about miracles.
Prohibition has ended but William McFee's father has yet to revive the family whiskey business and the morale of the town. While his father is busy burying his pain in drink, his mother is flirting with another man, and his brother is getting into trouble with the law. Everyone in the family is mourning the death of the youngest sibling, Henry.
However, when a stranger is buried in the cemetery next to the distillery, it attracts quite a crowd. Not just 12 "apostles" who claim that the buried man is Jesus Christ but a flock of others who seek to pray at the grave in hopes of experiencing a miracle.
And miracles do happen. Ones that William and his family can't explain. But is the deceased drifter really Jesus?
I really liked the historical aspect of the book. The author has a history degree and definitely put his knowledge of the time period to use. The story itself was pretty good, too, and not anything like what I expected. I wouldn't really classify it as a Christian novel. Rather, it's historical fiction with elements of Christianity in it. It's an interesting look at what would happen if Jesus was reborn into the 20th century and begs readers to ask themselves what they would do.
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